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Portion of escalator in Ortigas mall collapses

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Portion of The Podium’s escalator fell on a booth. Damage allegedly due to a leak. Netizen who provided the photo said no one was hurt in the incident. (📷 from Zachary Lee) <a href="https://t.co/lnzeLPOHrf">pic.twitter.com/lnzeLPOHrf</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/1126099707036454914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA - A portion of an escalator inside a mall in Ortigas Center in Mandaluyong City crashed to the ground floor Wednesday as heavy rains damaged part of the building&#x27;s ceiling. </p><p>The underside of an escalator at the topmost floor of The Podium Mall fell all the way down to the mall’s ground floor after liquid leaked from the concrete structure, Zachary Lee, a shopper who saw the incident, told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>“Nobody is hurt which is a good thing,” said Lee, a 28-year-old tourist.</p><p>“The mall staff are trying to attend to the situation by putting barricades and controlling the leaks,” he said.</p><p>He said leaks were spotted in three other sites at the mall. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Portion of The Podium’s escalator falls apart. Netizen who took the video says water was leaking from the mall’s escalator before it fell apart. (Video courtesy: Zachary Lee) <a href="https://t.co/SxQeYVcHqY">pic.twitter.com/SxQeYVcHqY</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/1126098870788747270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In a statement, The Podium management said Wednesday&#x27;s sudden downpour damaged the mall&#x27;s ceiling and that repairs would immediately begin. </p><p>&quot;The strong rains caused damages to an isolated portion of the ceiling in The Podium. To ensure the safety of our customers, the area has been temporarily cordoned off,&quot; it said. </p><p>&quot;No one was hurt in the incident. Repair and maintenance works will commence once the weather improves.&quot;</p>

<p>MANILA - A portion of an escalator inside a mall in Ortigas fell apart Wednesday as heavy rains battered parts of Metro Manila.</p>

MANILA - A portion of an escalator inside a mall in Ortigas fell apart Wednesday as heavy rains battered parts of Metro Manila.

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Portion of escalator in Ortigas mall collapses

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 08, 2019 09:04 PM PHT

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